GAMES IN THE SOUTH

Taranaki Daily News, 19 November 1934, Page 10

GAMES IN THE SOUTH

KAPONGA’S big score easy defeat OF power board. DORMER’S SPLENDID BOWLING Compiling the biggest score for the season in southern division cricket, Kaponga easily defeated Power Board at Kaponga by 311 for nine Wickets to 118. Features Of the match were Dormer’s bowling, Lendrum’s batting and the allround strength of the Kaponga side. Power Board batted first, but Apart from Lendrum, Sargeson And Cambie, the men were not inspiring. Lendrum’s limings was fine And he scored five boundaries ahd one fiVe. Dormer at times was unplayable, though he had only one maiden in ten overs. Kaponga quickly set about the runs, and passed Power Board’s total .with five wickets to fall. V. Betts hit nine boundaries, Dormer eight and S. Betts six, while Reg. Eden and Coiirt both hit lustily. Seven bowlers were tried by Buist, who himself secured the best figures. Kaponga’s last-wicket stand carried the total from 170 to 311. 1 Details are:— POWER BOARD. Sargeson, b Dormer 19 Geary, 1.b.w., b S. Betts 3 D. Hughes, c Court, b Eden 9 Lendrum, not out 43 Buist, b Dormer . 0 Baigent, b Dormer 1 Crotty, 1.b.w., b Dormer 24 O’Dea, run out 1 Cambie, b Dormer 18 Keys, b Dormer ,0 Bishop, c Court, b Dormer 4 Extras 18 Total H 8 Bowling: S. Betts took one wicket for 8 runs; Ross Eden, one for 48; Dormer, seven for 23; Burke, none for 25. KAPONGA. Burke, b Crotty 0 Busing, c Hughes, b Buist 36 Pascoe, c Hughes, b Geary 5 V. Betts, retired 56 Ross Eden, b Buist 35 Bennie, c O’Dea, b Buist 1 Davies, run out 1 Dormer, c Buist, b Baigent 50 S. Betts, b Baigent 34 Reg. Eden, not out 33 Court, not out 39 Extras 21 Total (for nine wickets) .... 311 Bowling: Crotty took one wicket for 22 runs; Geary, one for 36; Lendrum, none for 80; Buist, three for 49; Baigent two for 57; Hughes, one for 12; Sargeson, none for 25.